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The BLS reports that a lackluster 156,000 net new jobs were created in September, while the unemployment rate rose 0.1% to 5.0%. The labor force participation rate rose 0.1% to 62.9%. Average hourly earnings rose 0.2%, while the average workweek increased by 0.1 hours to 34.4 hours. Wholesale trade inventories fell -0.2%, while a sharp […]read more

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